Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 456 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field

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